coincidental
adjective
co·in·ci·den·tal
(ˌ)kō-ˌin(t)-sə-ˈden-tᵊl 
1
: resulting from a coincidence
a coincidental resemblance
2
: occurring or existing at the same time
coincidental deaths
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Examples of coincidental in a Sentence
The fact that he and his boss went to the same college was purely coincidental.
the nearly coincidental deaths of Princess Diana and Mother Teresa
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As the episode dropped at midnight on July 18, Amazon Prime Video released a statement making clear that any similarities between the storyline and events in Pennsylvania were coincidental.
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Jake Kanter, Deadline, 18 July 2024
The Boys is a fictitious series that was filmed in 2023, and any scene or plotline similarities to these real-word events are coincidental and unintentional.
—Demetrius Patterson, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 July 2024
The timing of Scott’s pronouncement is not coincidental.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 24 June 2024
That goal came with the game at four-on-four, with both Matthew Tkachuk and Brett Kulak in the box for coincidental roughing penalties following a fracas after a Sergei Bobrovksy save.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 13 June 2024
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Jake Kanter, Deadline, 18 July 2024
The Boys is a fictitious series that was filmed in 2023, and any scene or plotline similarities to these real-word events are coincidental and unintentional.
—Demetrius Patterson, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 July 2024
The timing of Scott’s pronouncement is not coincidental.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 24 June 2024
That goal came with the game at four-on-four, with both Matthew Tkachuk and Brett Kulak in the box for coincidental roughing penalties following a fracas after a Sergei Bobrovksy save.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 13 June 2024
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“Coincidental.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coincidental. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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coincidental
adjective
co·in·ci·den·tal
(ˌ)kō-ˌin(t)-sə-ˈdent-ᵊl
1
: resulting from a coincidence
a coincidental resemblance
2
: occurring or existing at the same time
coincidentally
adverb
-ˈdent-lē
-ᵊl-ē
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